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Monday, September 3, 2012

Easy Vanilla Cupcakes

It has been an extremely busy summer and I haven't had much opportunity to bake. Much of our time this summer has been devoted to being outside in our garden or visiting friends and relatives in Vancouver. With the hot weather, the kiddies were very happy with homemade ice cream and frozen fruit as a treat!

However, Mommy had a craving for vanilla cupcakes today. And they had to be easy to make!

This recipe is an adaptation of my favourite yellow cake recipe from my Betty Crocker Cookbook. I halved the recipe, decreased the sugar and doubled the vanilla. It is an easy no-fuss recipe with basic, simple and readily available ingredients. The texture of the cupcake is light, fluffy and does not fall apart, like regular boxed cake mixes. I think the trick is beating the batter on high for 3 minutes.

The batter is a little runny. Also, there is only enough batter to fill about 1/2
the cupcake liner. Don't worry, it rises to a full-sized cupcake once
baked.

When I *tried* to sample one plain cupcake, the kiddies accosted me and all that was left was the paper liner and a few crumbs! They loved the cupcakes plain and didn't care whether I frosted them or not.

Lately, my two older children have been telling me that commercially flavoured yogurt, cookies and cakes are too sweet! Music to my ears!! With this feedback, I decreased the sugar to 1/2 cup and no complaints!

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I am a Chinese-Canadian mom born in Vancouver, Canada. My husband and I have 3 beautiful children under the age of 10. As of September 2014, we moved from rural 100 Mile House, BC to Kamloops, BC! Many adventures ahead for our family! Life is too short, hence this blog is to jot down our family recipes for our children to access when they are older.